Species Pseudomonas aureofaciens

Name: Pseudomonas aureofaciens Kluyver 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.re.o.fa’ci.ens. L. masc. adj. aureus, golden; L. pres. part. faciens, making; N.L. fem. part. adj. aureofaciens, making golden

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡u-re-o-FA-ki-ens, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13985; CFBP 2133; DSM 6698; LMG 1245; NCIB 9030; NCIMB 9030

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16S rRNA gene: AB680099 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kluyver AJ. Pseudomonas aureofaciens nov. spec. and its pigments. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:406-411.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens (Kluyver 1956) Peix et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens (Kluyver 1956) Peix et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Johnson and Palleroni (1989), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus chlororaphis" Guignard and Sauvageau 1894. Publication: Johnson JL, Palleroni NJ. Deoxyribonucleic acid similarities among Pseudomonas species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:230-235. 🇺🇸
- ⏲ According to Johnson and Palleroni (1989), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas chlororaphis (Guignard and Sauvageau 1894) Bergey et al. 1930 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Johnson JL, Palleroni NJ. Deoxyribonucleic acid similarities among Pseudomonas species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:230-235. 🇺🇸
- ⏲ According to Peix et al. (2007), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus chlororaphis" Guignard and Sauvageau 1894. Publication: Peix A, Valverde A, Rivas R, Igual JM, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Mateos PF, Santa-Regina I, Rodriguez-Barrueco C, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Reclassification of Pseudomonas aurantiaca as a synonym of Pseudomonas chlororaphis and proposal of three subspecies, P. chlororaphis subsp. chlororaphis subsp. nov., P. chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens subsp. nov., comb. nov. and P. chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca subsp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1286-1290. 🇪🇸
- ⏲ According to Peix et al. (2007), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas chlororaphis (Guignard and Sauvageau 1894) Bergey et al. 1930 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Peix A, Valverde A, Rivas R, Igual JM, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Mateos PF, Santa-Regina I, Rodriguez-Barrueco C, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Reclassification of Pseudomonas aurantiaca as a synonym of Pseudomonas chlororaphis and proposal of three subspecies, P. chlororaphis subsp. chlororaphis subsp. nov., P. chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens subsp. nov., comb. nov. and P. chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca subsp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1286-1290. 🇪🇸
- ❗ Pseudomonas aureofaciens is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Pseudomonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 133 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kluyver AJ. Pseudomonas aureofaciens nov. spec. and its pigments. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:406-411.

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Species Pseudomonas aureofaciens